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Events on Sunday 26 October 1597 1
1597Battle of MyeongnyangAdmiral Yi Sun-sin routs a vastly larger Japanese fleetWith only thirteen warships, Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin defeated a Japanese fleet several times its size in the Myeongnyang Strait. The victory halted the Japanese naval advance during the second invasion of Korea and restored Korean control of the western coastal waters. It remains one of the most celebrated naval victories in Korean history.